"the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, & transnational issues"

https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/

Volume I

http://tinyurl.com/6f8uto

Energy statistics by selected country and region

http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/

"tabular data for countries & regions, demographic indicators, population pyramids & source information for countries"

http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/

"description & analysis of the historical setting & social, economic, political, & nat'l security systems & institutions"

http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

Law and legal emphasis - Source:Law Library of Congress Public Services Guide to Law Online

http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/nations.php

International Market Research from the U. S. Dept. of Commerce

http://www.buyusainfo.net/adsearch.cfm?search_type=int&loadnav=no

description and analysis

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/

http://www.politicsresources.net/official.htm

"comparative country data by topic, arranged alphabetically"

http://faculty.philau.edu/russowl/country.html

"scientific conventional & digital resources on the sub-Saharan Africa region"

http://www.ilissafrica.de/en/about/iliss-project.html

http://www.africa-union.org/root/au/index/index.htm

"provides a comprehensive ranking of African countries according to governance quality"

http://www.moibrahimfoundation.org/en/section/the-ibrahim-index

"collection of national legal provisions impacting women's economic status in 183 economies."

http://www.doingbusiness.org/elibrarydata/elibrary.aspx?libID=1

Addresses the state of labour markets worldwide amid the economic crisis; includes country & regional briefs

http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_118384.pdf

CNNIC is the state network information center of China.

http://www.cnnic.net.cn/en/index/index.htm

Summary of CNNIC report

http://www.seomoz.org/blog/china-ten-things-you-should-know-about-an-online-superpower

U.S. Department of State

http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_7668019.pdf

The report states that Inernet use is an indicator of "the continuous strengthening of national strength in China."

http://www.cnnic.net.cn/html/Dir/2008/07/31/5247.htm

.cn is the "largest country code Top-Level Domain names in the world."

http://www.cnnic.net.cn/download/2008/CNNIC22threport-en.pdf

Latest communiques, transcripts & news releases

http://diplomacymonitor.com/

U.S. Government charter is "to promote security cooperation between American business and private sector interests worldwide."

http://www.osac.gov

Report of the fact-finding mission on the conflict in Georgia

http://www.ceiig.ch

Stats on "If The World Were A Village of 1,000 in The Year 2005"

http://faculty.philau.edu/russowl/villageof1000.html

"in over 30 years, the proportion of older people will double from 7% to 14% of the total world population"

http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/p95-09-1.pdf

"tracking governance and corruption trends around the world"

http://www.globalintegrity.org/

Country Comparison with Graphs with Data from the World Factbook & other Sources

http://www.nationmaster.com

"interactive tool designed to benchmark a country’s trade policy and institutions"

http://tinyurl.com/6reau9

Pre-order ... not free anymore!

https://extop-workflow.worldbank.org/extop/ecommerce/catalog/product?context=drilldown&item_id=9192623

"shows a complete historical record of U.S. foreign aid to the world"

http://qesdb.cdie.org/gbk/

Yale Center for the Study of Globalization (YCSG): "explores the implications of the interconnectedness of the world"

http://www.yaleglobal.yale.edu/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_code_top-level_domain

http://www.iana.org/cctld/cctld-whois.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Country_codes

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-d.html

http://www.icann.org/cctlds/

"National governments now have, and will continue to have, authority to manage or establish policy for their own ccTLDs."

http://www.icann.org/general/white-paper-05jun98.htm

"4,017 search engines and 222 countries, territories, islands and regions"

http://www.philb.com/countryse.htm

http://www.netmasters.co.uk/european_search_engines/

Area and Country Studies

http://www.academicinfo.net/subarea.html

``Guide to Country Research on the Internet``

http://countryrisk.com/

Review after CIA World Factbook

http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/foreign.html

Statistical data for 199 countries: statistics, historical, economic, and political conditions

http://globaledge.msu.edu/countryInsights/

Directory of country and regional maps and atlases

http://www.mapsarea.com

Country comparisons with graphs with data from the World Factbook & other Sources

http://www.nationmaster.com

"country profile with facts, figures, geography, flag, statistics, & maps"

http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/

Links to the official websites of national governments

http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govpub/resource/internat/foreign.html

http://oberon.sourceoecd.org/vl=554216/cl=15/nw=1/rpsv/country_reports.htm

"global hub for time-critical humanitarian information"

http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc100?OpenForm

Encyclopedia of nations, colonies, international organizations

http://www.worldstatesmen.org/

Portal for European Union

http://europa.eu.int/youreurope/sitemap/citizens/en.html

Searches sites and links to sites included in the portaportal account

http://tinyurl.com/2hccya

Published by CIA, Revised Weekly

http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/index.html

University of Michigan

http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/foreign.html

http://www.embassy.org/embassies/

Lists of Heads of State and Heads of Government

http://rulers.org

READ FIRST ... defines NGOs on page 3

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-041.pdf

Article recommended by Duke University

http://www.staff.city.ac.uk/p.willetts/CS-NTWKS/NGO-ART.HTM

Selected NGOs by Subject

http://library.duke.edu/research/subject/guides/ngo_guide/

Source for search terms

http://www.staff.city.ac.uk/p.willetts/CS-NTWKS/NGO-ART.HTM#Glossary

Reports, News Releases & Urgent Actions Published from 1996 to Date

http://www.amnesty.org/library/engindex

2009 Report

http://thereport.amnesty.org/

http://www.eurunion.org/index.htm

Governments, Civil Society Orgs, Private Sector

http://www.devdir.org/

http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/news/

"source of analysis and advice to governments on the prevention and resolution of deadly conflict."

http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm

IMF Reports & Publications

http://www.imf.org/external/country/

http://www.oecd.org/home/

See Regular Reports: Annual/World Report

http://www.rsf.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=20

Covers the period from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008

http://go.worldbank.org/JP57KOICX0

Education, Science, Technology, Culture & Communication

http://www.uis.unesco.org

Environmental Research and Policy Organization

http://www.wri.org/wri-ndex.html

Maps link is upper right on homepage

http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc100?OpenForm

Map quizzes

http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/

Source:U.S. Census Bureau

http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/cspro/mapslist.htm

Select "Reference Maps"

http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

"collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest"

http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper

"trade promotion arm of the International Trade Administration"

http://www.buyusainfo.net/adsearch.cfm?search_type=int&loadnav=no

"interactive tool designed to benchmark a country’s trade policy and institutions"

http://tinyurl.com/6reau9

Map of the world, showing the most popular social networks by country

http://www.vincos.it/world-map-of-social-networks/

"explore public opinion trends in 55 countries on attitudes toward the U.S."

http://pewglobal.org/database/

Source: Library of Congress Law Library - Constitution, Executive, Judicial, Legislative

http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/nations.html

http://www.electionworld.org

Parties, Organizations, Governments, Media

http://www.politicalresources.net/

Database of Governmental Institutions

http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/world.html

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division

http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/index.php

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/country_profiles/default.stm

http://www.bubl.ac.uk/link/world/index.html

http://www.economist.com/countries/

http://www.eldis.org/country/index.htm

" variety of sources selected from UN, NGOs, Governments, International Organisations and others monitoring and reporting on cou

http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/category,COI,,,,,0.html

http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/guide.html

subject-oriented bibliographies "likely to be of interest to researchers within the field of Latin American Studies"

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/benson/bibnot/bibnot.html

"a full and complete report regarding the status of internationally recognized human rights,"

http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/

“report on terrorism with regard to those countries and groups meeting criteria” set forth by Congressional legislation

http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/

"tool for understanding governance and anti-corruption mechanisms at the national level."

http://report.globalintegrity.org/

"Investigate, expose and support reports of press freedom violations"

http://www.rsf.org/

"The worst of the worst."

http://www.freedomhouse.org/uploads/special_report/62.pdf

"extended profiles on these countries and territories"

http://www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/ocft/PDF/2008OCFTreport.pdf

"assesses the rule of law based on detailed factors and subfactors, drawn from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights"

http://www.worldjusticeproject.org/rule-of-law-index

"measures countries’ adherence to the rule of law."

http://www.worldjusticeproject.com/sites/default/files/Index%202%200%20-%20Feb-6-2009.pdf

http://apeclmi.anu.edu.au/

Scientific Authors, Papers, Institutions, COUNTRIES, and Journals

http://www.in-cites.com/

http://qesdb.cdie.org/gbk/

http://www.ggdc.net/dseries/totecon.html

Stats from official sources on the web; browse by region, country, and subject

http://www.offstats.auckland.ac.nz/

http://stokeslib.princeton.edu/popstatsrgrv.htm

http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stforeig.html

"region’s leading statistical data of the major economic, social & environmental trends over the past two decades."

http://www.unescap.org/stat/data/syb2008/ESCAP-SYB2008.pdf

http://www.world-gazetteer.com/

Global Statistics Data Analyzer

http://www.worldinfigures.org/glo/eng/

"show the most recent national data on key indicators of ICT development"

http://tinyurl.com/g7cp4

"regional highlights from the World Development Indicators 2009"

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/DATASTATISTICS/Resources/regional-backgrounders.pdf

"comprehensive overview of development drawing on data from the World Bank and more than 30 partners."

http://tinyurl.com/4rcrbv

Part 2: Country/Economy Profiles

http://www.weforum.org/pdf/FinancialDevelopmentReport/Report2009.pdf